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Re: bay area summer internship opportunity

There were a couple of absurdities as clues…Steve Jobs’s “mobile
application” and “eco-research on certain marine life”? And Bruce
Springsteen has an ELECTRONIC MUSIC blog? :-p

Corey Menscher
corey.menscher@nyu.edu
“I drank WHAT?” –Socrates

On Apr 1, 2008, at 11:28 PM, Corey Menscher wrote:
> Matt and I came up with it last night and were scheming all day.
> Good stuff. Thanks for being great marks! We were hoping Anderson
> and Heather would be goaded into posting…but John just blew it
> all away. It was fun hearing people talk about it in the lounge, too.
>
> Sorry, John. I told you SOMETHING was going down.
>
> Corey Menscher
> corey.menscher@nyu.edu
> “I drank WHAT?” –Socrates
>
>
>
> On Apr 1, 2008, at 11:22 PM, Dave Spector wrote:
>> Wait….I wired $3000 to Matthew Stringer this
>> afternoon for the chance to interview.
>>
>> Do I get that back?
>>
>> I was confused about whether it was a deposit or a
>> fee.
>>
>> Dan Townsend told me it was legit.
>>
>>
>> — “phoebe.itp” wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, it’s just paying for the chance to work.
>>> It’s just a deposit like
>>> the Godin internship. Matthew Stringer, SVP of New
>>> Product Development and
>>> Marketing, brought him in to discuss ways to improve
>>> their workforce. There
>>> has been sharply reduced hiring since 2005, and he
>>> has been looking for ways
>>> to increase productivity. Seth really believes in
>>> this philosophy. If you
>>> do not like it, you can contact Matthew at
>>> m.stringer@sonymusic.com. He’s
>>> my contact there. He is the one I would be
>>> forwarding resumes to. So if
>>> you want to send him your resume be sure to mention
>>> my name. I already told
>>> him I would notify ITP students and alums.
>>>
>>> -p
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:18 PM, Heather Rasley
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wait a minute, wait a minute. Now we’ve gone from
>>> paying to work to paying
>>>> for the *chance* to work? And as for the Jobs
>>> job… you really couldn’t
>>>> be more vague. I’m sorry Phoebe, but these
>>> “opportunities” you’re presenting
>>>> us with really aren’t appealing.
>>>>
>>>> -H
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 7:04 PM, phoebe.itp
>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Look I know what you thought of the Seth Godin
>>> intership, but I think do
>>>>> think this could be an incredible opportunity.
>>> And no, you don’t have to
>>>>> pay to apply for the Jobs position. If you don’t
>>> believe it, don’t send me
>>>>> your info. I’m sure you can find something
>>> fulfilling to do this summer
>>>>> regardless. In fact, I have been contracting
>>> for Sony Music for the last
>>>>> couple of weeks and I heard that Bruce
>>> Springsteen wants to start a blog
>>>>> about electronic music. They’re looking for a
>>> short-term freelance web
>>>>> designer with some technical skills (mostly
>>> setting up WordPress) to work
>>>>> directly with him. Unfortunately, for this
>>> position you do have to pay a
>>>>> small fee to interview for the position, but I
>>> think that’s fair. (Seth has
>>>>> been consulting with them as well and turned
>>> them onto this tactic.) E-mail
>>>>> me and I can put you in touch with my contact
>>> there.
>>>>>
>>>>> -p
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 5:58 PM, C. Anderson
>>> Miller >>>> candersonmiller@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> What I’m curious about is how much it costs.
>>> If Seth Godin
>>>>>> internships were fetching $1000, I’ll bet
>>> Steve Jobs could get at least $5k
>>>>>> from interns.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Michael Dory
>>>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sea horsies suck!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Apr 1, 2008, at 4:09 PM, John Dimatos
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> “on *certain* marine life. ”
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> how specieist. no one ever cares about the
>>> sea horsies.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Mike
>>> Rosenthal >>>>>> mike@thetanknyc.org>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> what an auspicious date on which to hear
>>> of such a unique, apple
>>>>>>>>> related opportunity!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 2:50 PM,
>>> phoebe.itp
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> My friend is one of Steve Jobs’
>>> assistants, and she told me that
>>>>>>>>>> he will be
>>>>>>>>>> hiring two people to work on a personal
>>> project over the summer.
>>>>>>>>>> She
>>>>>>>>>> couldn’t give me details, but said that
>>> it involves a mobile
>>>>>>>>>> application and
>>>>>>>>>> eco-research on certain marine life. He
>>> will not take people
>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>>>> already
>>>>>>>>>> work within Apple, and he only takes
>>> resumes from references by
>>>>>>>>>> people who
>>>>>>>>>> work for him. She doesn’t know anybody,
>>> but she asked me if I
>>>>>>>>>> do. If
>>>>>>>>>> you’re interested, email me and I’ll let
>>> you know how to get in
>>>>>>>>>> touch with
>>>>>>>>>> her.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -p
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> —
>>> itp-students as:
>>>>>>> mike@thetanknyc.org
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>
>> leave-9251885-3377137.87052768dc97cb6feaaf1693b3451da3@lists.nyu.edu
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> —
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Mike Rosenthal
>>>>>>>>> Managing Director
>>>>>>>>> The Tank
>>>>>>>>> 212-563-6269
>>>>>>>>> http://www.thetanknyc.org
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> —
>>> itp-students as: jd1361@nyu.edu
>>>>>>>
>>>
>> leave-9251988-3306199.e8d7b52634e908a50cd9cd3ae8848097@lists.nyu.edu
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> —
>>>>>>>> ________________________
>>>>>>>> John Dimatos, c/o Epimetheus
>>>>>>>> ITP MPS NYU
>>>>>>>> ph. 917.650.5683
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> —
>>> itp-students as:
>>>>>>> itp@doryexmachina.com
>>>>>>>
>>>
>> leave-9252214-2238177.efd0ed1892fd7f5787e75f6c13baaccb@lists.nyu.edu
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> —
>>> as:
>>>>>>> candersonmiller@gmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> —
>>> as: phoebe.itp.list@gmail.com
>>>>>>
>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>> —
>>> heather.rasley@gmail.com
>>>
>> === message truncated ===
>>
>>
>>
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>> corey.menscher@nyu.edu
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